Dryden city council has approved a wage increase for the city’s non-union staff.
This year it will amount to a 2.7 percent increase.
In a report to council, several factors are taken into consideration when coming up with the increase.
The includes the increase unionized staff are getting, the inflation rate in the region and what comparable municipalities are paying their non-union staff.
In the past five years, the non-union increase has ranged from 1.1 percent in 2021 to 3 percent in 2024.
City administration says the increase for non-union staff supports recruitment and retention.
